B Vitamins - Dr. Cooperman Explains What You Need to Know
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- Find out how to choose the best B vitamin and whether or not you even need one. Base on its recent Review of B Vitamins (bit.ly/2Y0iHGM) ConsumerLab.com founder, Tod Cooperman, M.D., explains how much you need of B vitamins such as B12 (important for memory and cognition), folate (important during pregnancy), niacin (used for cholesterol-lowering), and biotin (promoted or hair and nails), what they do, how much is dangerous, and what CL found in its tests and reviews of B supplements and B complexes. To find out how much you need, use the tool at bit.ly/31IxGHD.
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This was so informative thank you!!
You're welcome. Thanks for letting us know!
Excellent analysis and professional analysis
Thanks for throwing some light on this!
It was great!
Thanks for the information!
Thank you Dr cooperman for bringing this to our attention I really appreciate you giving us your expertise on b vitamins thank you so much love your CZcams video I'll subscribe to your channel 💕👍💕
Really helpful video
Thank you so much doctor 👨🏻⚕️ for Information
I stopped taking my b complex 100 and anxiety and panic attacks started so going to take this all the time . Is a complex 100 mg best .
I really enjoyed listening to this video. I just received a bottle of Vit. B complex so I wanted to know in advance before I start taking it.
Liquid vitamin B complex is nice because u can adjust the dose.
Thank you! I will encourage Swanson's to do that! Lisa
I stopped buying from Swanson's when they were bought out by private equity firm. PE firms have bad history of squeezing profits at the expense of quality. Hope they don't do that to Swanson but I didn't stick around to find out.
Bread info. Thank you.
You're very pasta
@@kylespeaks7401 carb you very much!
So what are the top brands?
How about vitamin B1?
Very informative! Thank you and thank you for your web site. Please always include Swanson Vitamins in your reviews & tests as I order from there constantly. Especially because some of Costco products have Splenda, or sucralose which I stay away from, included in certain products like a B12 melt in your mouth product. Thank you again for all your great work!
We're glad that you enjoy our information, Lisa. Thank you for letting us know. We will certainly continue to include Swanson products among those we test. However, with so many brands on the market (our readers alone use more than 1,000 different brands), we can't include Swanson in every supplement category we test. You may want to encourage Swanson to have their products tested through our voluntary Quality Certification Program.
b complex is essential for any nerve issues & digestion/appetite or fatigue . i do take it every other day bc of b6 toxicity but it helps so much
I'm going to do every other day instead of everyday. Because of same reason I'm glad I seen this
Hlo sir eh medecan man kha skde?
Is it ok to take b complex even if discoloration appear? Its not expired yet. Kirland brand
How do people know that '' medicine is good or not, how can you know results and reasons?
Can you give me informations ?
How do people analyze medicine by an eye ?
I’ll be 56 in June! Never took them! I do have low energy! Does b12 help with libido??
Can I take the B complex, vitamins D or omega 3 & Vitamin C together? I'm anemic and I have anxiety. Thanks! Your video is very informative.
I’d like to know this too!!
How did b complez work for you? I also have anxiety , social anxiety to be specific. I heard b complex makes some people more anxious
@@WILDCORNER_ do you take it everyday if so how much do you take daily? I started talking it today and I noticed a small difference I just hope it helps with my social awkwardness too
@@controlyourtemperjeez8220 hello so you take complex b vitmain d3 fishoil and iron
@@controlyourtemperjeez8220 I wanted to know because I'm trying to take it also but I'm taking mega food iron builders that's has b12 and I'm taking a complex b stress vitmain and d3 2000 units
Can you tell me if Super B complete by Nutritional Frontiers is a good one?
I'm sorry, but we have not tested that product.
Is there any danger to taking synthetic B vitamins?
Have you reviewed Jarrow B-Right or Nature's Way Fatigued to Fantastic?
The most recently tested products are shown here: www.consumerlab.com/reviews/review-best-b-vitamins-and-complexes-energy-b6-b12-biotin-niacin-folic-acid/bvitamins/
didn't address MTHFR very well
There are no vitamin B-complexes which shows 100% for each vitamins. All are hundreds or even thousands of percent. I personally take B-complex every day. These vitamins are water soluble and there is no danger.
There is some danger with overdoing B6, folate, and niacin.
Whole food vitamin D?
What do you think about country life ?
Why are b vitamins listed like they are? Sometimes the name of the vitamin is used and sometimes b and the #. For example biotin is always listed it never says b7. It's back and forth on labels. Why?
I would only buy those that list the name otherwise it's kinda sketchy
What is Cyanocobalamin in B-Complex?
We've answered this question here: www.consumerlab.com/answers/is-the-cyanocobalamin-form-of-b-12-dangerous/cyanocobalamin_safety/
Is there a B1 that doesn't give you an appetite?
Thanks Doctor, I was looking for videos to understand why my urine turn bright yellow, I realized that it’s because I started to take a multi which is over the daily limits of B2 (3846%), B1 (4167%), B6 (2941%) and Biotin (3333%). Why do the put that much?
Thanks again from Colombia, South America
Its water soluble, anything excess will be peed out, the yellow u see is from vitamin b2.
Because B-complex is very unstable when it enters the human body. The body absorbs only a little bit from that large percent.
Hi is propylene glycol dangerous ? It's in nature's made b complex.
As we note in our article about other ingredients found in supplements (www.consumerlab.com/reviews/Inactive_Ingredients_in_Supplements/inactiveingredients/), propylene glycol is generally recognized as safe by the FDA in the amounts used in supplements although it can be toxic if ingested in large quantities. Be aware, however, that diethylene glycol is not safe and had been substituted for glycerin in some pharmaceutical products in 2007.
In my humble opinion the RDA for vitamins is such nonsense, and so antiquated. How is it possible that a 6'3 300 male daily supplement requirements is going to be the same as me a 5'4 120lbs female because we happened to be the same age. I'm working with a high school degree here, but to me that's like saying if we're both 50 years old our daily food intake should be the same. It will probably work out great for me than poor guy not so much.
I would not call the RDAs nonsense. They, as well as the Daily Values, encompass most individuals within each segment. Much better to have these reference values, even if not perfect for every individual, than not.
It gives you a general guideline which you can adjust based on your size and gender
I've personally taken over 6000 milligrams of niacin of the flush kind and I felt %100 fantastic! Nobody has ever over dosed on niacin it is %100 safe if you are of reassembly average health as long (as you aren't suffering from kidney failure). The flush you experience is NOT! toxicity poisoning. It's funny to listen to a doctor tell you high dose niacin is toxic but can't explain why people suffering from mental illness such as autism and schizophrenia have either cured themselves of all symptoms or improved dramatically so much that they are off medication! All they can do is stare at you with a stupid on their face
you can overdose on vitamins.. but you do you
Desi Cakes you would definitely notice the side effects in your body before they could actually cause permanent damage.
Desi Cakes you cannot overdose on vitamins it’s literally impossible. Like the comment above says your body would know if it was getting too much anyway then u would just stop
Jordy v facts! Exactly
@@desicakes3971 you can't over dose on water soluble vitamins. Your body will excrete the excess
I was diagnosed in 1999 with idiopathic peripheral neuropathy. Again in 2012. I was also diagnosed with diabetes Type 2 in 2012 and had a heart attack in 2019. For neuropathic pain relief I was started on Gabapentin and Cymbalta. Because of horrid cognitive side effects, Cymbalta was switched out for Effexor. Unfortunately, these cognitive side effects didn't stop, so I stopped using them.
I've been taking the following for the above diabetes and LDL:
Ezetimib/Rosuvstatin-Mepha 10 mg/10 mg - 1-0-0-0
(Mo,Mi,Fr,So)
Forxiga 5mg - 1-0-0-1
Metfin 1000 mg - ½-½-0-1
Aspirin Cardio 100 mg - 1-0-0-0
Since about 2014 I've been taking instead of the Cymbalta/Effexor & Gabapentin:
R-Lipoic Acid 300 (240) mg - 1-1-1-1
Acetyl-L-Carnitine 750 mg - 1-1-1-1
N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC) 1000 mg - 1-1-1-1
Omega 3 (fish oil) 1000 mg - 1-1-1-1
Borage Oil 1000 mg (GLA = Gamma Linolenic Acid) - 1-1-1-0
Magnesium 100 mg - 1-0-0-0
The above hav helped some. I came to use these through exclusionary process. IOW, I'd take a substance for a while, noting sensations. Then I'd stop and see what happens. These “passed this exclusionary process.
I added Benfotiamine 15.08.2023. Helped greatly, most overt pain gone, but numbness still prevalent (time if writing 05.09.2023). Some stomach ache if dosage is over 150mg, so I take 100mg 1-1-0-0 / 150mg 0-0-1-0 and 250mg before going to bed (0-0-0-1).
I then added on September 5, 2023:
Folic acid 1.7 mg 1-1-1-0
Biotin 5 mg 1-0-0-0
Methylcobalamin 1500 mcg 1-1-0-0
Vitamine B6 P5P 40mg 1-0-0-0
The 4 above plus Benfotiamine R-Lipoic acid, according to this study, which has been cited many times in meta studies concerning use of supplements to treat neuropathy pain:
Maladkar, M., Tekchandani, C. and Dave, U. (2014) Post-Marketing Surveillance of Fixed Dose Combination of Methylcobalamin, Alpha Lipoic Acid, Folic Acid, Biotin, Benfotiamine & Vitamin B6-Nutripathy for the Management of Peripheral Neuropathy. Journal of Diabetes Mellitus, 4, 124-132. dx.doi.org/10.4236/jdm.2014.42019
“Results: Treatment led to significant reduction from baseline score in various neuropathy symptoms from the 4th week itself. After 12 weeks of treatment, the mean pain score declined by 78.0%, numbness by 92.1% and muscle weakness by 96.9%. Also, there was 96.0% & 99.2% reduction in tingling & burning sensation respectively. No serious adverse events were reported. Conclusion: The current study confirms that fixed dose combination of Methylcobalamin, ALA, folic acid, biotin, Benfotiamine & vitamin B6 is effective & well tolerated in the management of peripheral neuropathy.”
“This PMS included 497 patients with peripheral neuropathy and was conducted at 5 different centers by qualified investigators. The efficacy of the treatment was assessed based on improvement in parameters like neuropathic pain, numbness, muscle weakness, tingling and burning. Investigation of parameters was performed throughout the treatment period on: visit I (baseline), visit II (week 4), visit III (week 8) and visit IV (week 12).”
“Patients with peripheral neuropathy were orally administered fixed dose combination of methylcobalamin 1500 mcg, ALA 200 mg, folic acid 5 mg, biotin 5 mg, benfotiamine 50 mg & vitamin B6 5 mg once daily for 12 weeks.”
Whay helps the elder to absorb b12
Acid in the stomach help absorb b12. A bit of apple cider vinegar should do the trick!
Will taking b complex once a week better than daily.?
Probably not, as they are water-soluble and do not remain long in the body, as opposed to fat-soluble vitamins -- like vitamin D, that can be taken weekly.
Why would the required amount for the vitamins decrease since our food supply has less and less nutrients? Doesn’t anyone question the logic on this notion?
Neuro Engineering Institute - NEI most likely it was very high to begin with
Don’t worry.. this guy is talking rubbish actually. RDA is so low you won’t feel any benefit you need to take high doses. When I started taking over 50mg of each B vitamin I felt amazing.. most people need much more than the standard RDA
RDA is set just enough to keep you from deficiency diseases, such as Scurvy, Rickets, Kwashiorkor.
Let's take b12 as an example. In order to reverse a deficiency you may need 10-100,000 of the rda simply to get out of that deficiency. It's a matter of science, dose and absorbing. It's just a fact!
I bought New Age B vitamins drops on Amazon. I am 68 years old
Is it good or bad
But vitamin B are supposed to be water soluble and supposed to be easily excreted via our urine if it is in excess. Why doesn't it work like that so much so that we can't take in excess. Please clarify cos I'm confused. 🤔 . Thank you Dr.
Because even though its time in your body is short-lived, it is still active while it is there. If you do this day after day, it is a lot of activity.
@@ConsumerlabPlus so you are saying that not all of the excess vitamin Bs at excreted. What remains though in small amounts are still active. Is that right?
What about additional B12 for vegans or mostly plant-based eaters?
Vegans don't need more B12 than others, but they need to be sure they are getting enough, since the richest source of B12 is meat. B12 from a B supplement or multivitamin should definitely be considered, although it may also be found in B12-fortified cereals.
@@ConsumerlabPlus Dr. Greger recommends 1,000 mcg per day for over 65. Most of the cereals I eat (primarily oats) are not fortified.
If you are deficient, that's fine for a while, but, as shown in clinical studies, it's is not necessary and there are some potential risks. About 99% of that will not be absorbed, as explained in our B Vitamin Review.
Only tests here?
Or also information, if when or why take them?
Are there similar labs for German and Chinese supplements?
The video is a quick overview of our recent tests, reviews, and information about B vitamins. In the full report (bit.ly/2Y0iHGM) is extensive information about why you should or should not take specific B vitamins, dosage, concerns & cautions, and our top picks among the tested products.
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Dr Greger claimed in one of his videos that B12 sublingual should be best-taken once a week and not daily as daily intake can make the absorption less efficient [ a kind of intestinal block] Do you have any opinion about this? Thanks
Actually, it can be taken twice daily (early and late), if necessary, as explained in our B Vitamin Supplements Review. This provides sufficient time for your body to create the factor needed for absorption.
Dr. Cooperman, I am a great grandfather. age 83 years. I have been taking vitamin B12 of 1.7 mg every morning with breakfast for about 3 years. I went for a blood test just in September this year to find out whether I'm B12 deficient. But to my surprised the Lab result came out that my reading of B12 is 1476 pmol/L though the normal range is >138-652 pmol/L.
Is the reading of 1476 pmol/L too high and if so how do I keep it down. I have stopped taking B12 for 2 weeks now.
Are you diabetic?
@@animeshchandra4505 No Sir, I'm not. My BP, Systolic is 115 and Diastolic is 65, Pulse rate is 62 for most of my life.
@@johngoh767 Wow!😲🎈🎉🎈 I have to congratulate you on your BP reading!🙌 Keep doing whatever your doing to take care of yourself, cause it's working! Great job! 👍 Blessings, peace and long life. 🙏
Edit: Hope you found an answer to your B12 question.
@@keeptrying_not2late2change Well, since the lab test result of my B12, I had temporary stop taking it daily for the time being until the next blood test with another Lab Agency and compare the result. Meanwhile, as B12 is found in animal meat, I will eat less also and go for vegetarian.
@@johngoh767 Hope all goes well with your test. Take care and have a blessed and peaceful night.🙏
I haven't had any fish since 3/2011 when Fukushima happened
I am a women. My age is 35...
Which one is good to take daily bcomplex or b12
Complex
can do anything on ur site what is point of it..if one needs to pay $78 just to read ur report? make it freemium..not really that good other wise !
There is a great deal of free information on our site, including answers to hundreds of common questions about supplements www.consumerlab.com/answers/most_popular_recent_questions.asp, the latest recall/warning posting www.consumerlab.com/recalls.asp, and our RDA calculator www.consumerlab.com/RDAs/. However, independent testing of hundreds of products each year is expensive and this is paid for by membership fees ($47.40 annual or $78 for 2-years), which provides access to our full reviews of over 1,000 products.
Most b vitamins brand are in synthetic form .. human body specially liver can not recognise those artificial chemicals..
If im b12 deficient (195 ) should I just be taking b12 or do I do the complex? Thanks in advance.
If you are only deficient in B12, then that's all you need.
Can I take 3 nature made super b complex 3 time a day age 25
You would be getting too much folic acid (vitamin B9). That product already provides 100% or more of the the Daily Value for each B vitamin, so why do you feel the need to get more? If you have been diagnosed with a specific B vitamin deficiency, it would seem best to focus on that particular vitamin and specifically address it rather than taking high amounts of every B vitamin.
Ow thanks because I heard someone taking twice daily due workout. So it's not suitable to take 2 even you workout thanks
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